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Rudy’s is opening ANOTHER pizzeria in Greater Manchester – and giving away thousands of pizzas

They're set to open their fifth Greater Manchester restaurant this autumn.

Daisy Jackson Daisy Jackson - 8th August 2022

The rapid expansion of Rudy’s is rolling on, with yet another Greater Manchester pizzeria set to open this year.

The hugely popular restaurant group started life in Ancoats in 2015 and helped to relaunch the neighbourhood as a foodie destination.

Since then they’ve expanded to Liverpool, Leeds, Birmingham, London, Sheffield and Warrington, with a fifth Greater Manchester location on the way this autumn.

Rudy’s will be opening a 90-cover restaurant in Didsbury in October, taking over the former Mad Giant food hall on Wilmslow Road.

The brand has previously revealed plans to take over the old Dawson’s music shop on Portland Street in the city centre too.

Rudy’s is opening another Manchester restaurant. Credit: The Sheff
Rudy’s will open in Didsbury. Credit: Supplied

To celebrate its launch in Didsbury, it will give away thousands of its award-winning, Neapolitan-style pizzas.

The brand made a name for itself with its authentic recipes, using dough made freshly daily from Caputo 00 flour and the best ingredients imported from Naples.

It means pizzas such as Marinara, Margherita and Calabrese made with San Marzano tomatoes grown on fields next to Mount Vesuvius, and Fior di Latte mozzarella.

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Rudy’s pizzas are then blasted in an oven for just 60 seconds for a soft and light pizza.

Martyn Williams, general manager of Rudy’s Didsbury, said: “We look forward to becoming part of the community in Didsbury. We will open our doors this Autumn and the team cannot wait to serve our authentic Neapolitan pizza in this lovely neighbourhood.”

To snap up a free pizza from Rudy’s in Didsbury, you can sign up at rudyspizza.co.uk/didsbury.

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Drinks prices for Manchester Oasis gigs announced – and you’ll be pleasantly surprised

Daisy Jackson Daisy Jackson Drinks prices for Oasis at Heaton Park in Manchester

The prices of drinks at Heaton Park for the five huge Manchester Oasis shows have been released in advance.

With the Gallagher brothers reuniting on stage in their hometown for the first time this weekend (and then again next week), it’s a huge moment for our city.

Those lucky enough to snag tickets have already forked out a small fortune to witness this moment in history (still scarred from the dynamic pricing debacle).

And most of us were probably bracing to spend another small fortune on beers at the Oasis Manchester gigs.

But you might be pleasantly surprised at the drinks prices up at Heaton Park for Oasis Live ’25.

It’s now been confirmed that pints of lager and cider will be just £6.50.

Before you turn your nose up, remember that pints at our two arenas – the AO Arena and Co-op Live are now sitting around the £9 mark.

Prices for other drinks, like wine and spirits, we’ll have to wait until Friday to see.

Heaton Park will also be the home of the ‘largest beer garden’ and the longest bars in the city for the Oasis reunion.

With a major heatwave predicted for the first shows, fans are being encouraged to stay hydrated (on WATER, not beer, please).

Ticket-holders will be allowed to bring a sealed bottle of water up to 500ml in with you, but it must be collapsible plastic.

Solid plastic and metal containers will be rejected on safety grounds.

There’s a free water point on site where you can fill up your bottles again.

Oasis will perform at Heaton Park in Manchester on 11, 12, 16, 19 and 20 July.

You can see our full guide HERE.

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£1.8m revamp of Ancoats pub The Shamrock is FINALLY set to begin

Daisy Jackson Daisy Jackson The historic Ancoats pub The Shamrock will finally undergo a £1.8m revamp. Credit: Supplied

At long last, work to revamp The Shamrock pub in Ancoats is about to begin – and they’re calling on locals to rename the historic boozer.

The Shamrock, on Bengal Street, was taken over by Joseph Holt brewery in 2019 but has been firmly sealed shut ever since, with the pandemic halting its revamp.

But now the family-owned brewery is ready to get to work on the pub, with a £1.8m revamp kicking off very soon.

The Shamrock, which dates back to 1808, will be transformed from an Irish pub into a Joseph Holt’s venue.

Back in the turn of the 19th century, it was a popular watering hole for the Irish and Italian communities who moved to the industrial neighbourhood.

Obviously, Ancoats has gone through some pretty major changes in the years since, and is now one of the city’s trendiest and foodiest suburbs, filled with flats, bars, coffee shops and more.

It’s because of this that the Joseph Holt team felt like The Shamrock was due a new name for its new chapter, and are asking the public to help rename the pub, with a shortlist of five names drawn up.

The options on the table for when the pub reopens include The Victoria Arms (as a nod to the flats and accommodation across the road); The Fleet (the name of a former neighbouring pub); and The Linen Arms, reflecting the city’s cotton trade.

The historic Ancoats pub The Shamrock will finally undergo a £1.8m revamp. Credit: Supplied
The historic Ancoats pub The Shamrock will finally undergo a £1.8m revamp. Credit: Supplied

The other choices for the public to vote on are The Spinners Rest, after the mill workers who lived in historic Ancoats; and Queen Adelaide, after another former pub around the corner on the main Ancoats Road.

Richard Kershaw, CEO of Joseph Holt, said: “As a family business with deep roots in the area, our pubs are very much at the very heart of the communities where they are located.

“With the moving forward of long-awaited refurbishment of The Shamrock – and with it a new name – we wanted our customers to feel part of the journey.

“So we brainstormed names for the pub that would respect the past and the local area while also looking to the future. Now we’re letting the people who matter most to us, our customers, decide which one to use.”

You can place your vote on the new name for The Shamrock pub HERE. One participant who picks the winning name will receive free drinks vouchers.

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